Respond to an application for an Order Preventing Removal

If the child’s other parent or guardian asks the court to stop you taking the child overseas there are ways for you to have your say.

You’ll be given a copy of their application, and other documents may be mailed to you. You’ll then be able to respond (defend the application) before the court decides whether or not to make the Order Preventing Removal. If the court believes the child will be taken out of New Zealand in the very near future, it can make the Order straightaway and you’ll get to have your say afterwards.

Decide if you want to respond

If you don’t respond to the application, the judge can make the Order without hearing what you think.

If you decide to respond, you’ll need to fill in the forms, file them with the court and then serve them on the other people involved in the court case.

How to respond

It’s free to respond to an application for an Order Preventing Removal.